Roll of Honour: Person Info

Personal Details

Service No:74217076PE
Rank:Sergeant
Last Name:OOSTHUYSE
First Name:HENDRIK ALBERTUS
Initials:H A
Born:Unknown

Death Details

Date of Death:1983-12-18
Age at Death:25
Cause of Death:Killed in action, Ops Askari, ten members that were part of an Anti-Aircraft team deployed near Caiundu in Southern Angola were killed during a fierce fire-fight when their position was attacked by a numerically superior enemy force of more than 200 FAPLA troops. Sergeant Hendrik Albertus Oosthuyse volunteered to remain behind armed with a MAG machine-gun and due to his heroic actions, he delayed the enemy advance sufficiently to allow the remainder of the team to successfully evade capture

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